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TBH, these are my favorites of 2019
I’m doing the annual year-end wrap up a bit differently this year. Instead of focusing on just what I wrote about in 2019 I’m instead focusing on the entire city. (Side note: Click here to see a couple hundred stories I wrote before I left the Omaha World-Herald in 2019.) I came up with fun…
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Old Man Drinker’s absolute best places to get a cocktail in 2019
Hello friends, citizens of the nearly one million person metropolitan area known as Omaha and treasured guests who found this on Google.com after panicking upon remembering they are gonna be with their lame co-workers on an Omaha business trip in 24 hours and have no idea where to drink. It’s Ol’ Man Drinker, risen from…
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Big Mama’s Kitchen is the first restaurant to open in the new 75 North food hall
North Omaha is getting its own food hall of sorts in the new 75 North Project at 30th and Parker Streets, whose first tenant – Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering – opened its doors Tuesday. Two more restaurants are slated to open in the space this spring: Pico, a street taco restaurant, and the Highlander Bar…
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Old Man Drinker’s cocktail awards
Let’s do some Old Man Drinker awards, since it’s awards season and there is so much more cocktail love to go around in Omaha Town. Best West Omaha restaurant to get a legit drink: Dante, 16901 Wright Plaza. You my have noticed that my Top 5 bars in Omaha list is East Omaha focused. Sorries,…
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Instagram: Jan. 8
Dry January has me cooking up a storm. Tonight I made white beans with sage, garlic and fennel from @177milkstreet “Milk Street Tuesday Nights” cookbook and @alisoneroman ‘s perfect salad. ️ For last week, when I made @nytcooking roasted chicken thighs and winter squash. By the way, those are @seedlipdrinks spirit-free cocktails.
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Brunch at Au Courant, square doughnuts and Sundays at V. Mertz
→ Au Courant has added brunch to its menu for good. The Benson restaurant will serve Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out its Instagram for the full list of new hours. (I can’t wait to see what’s on that brunch menu, by the way.) Au Courant is at 6064 Maple St. → V.…
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Instagram: Jan. 2
Happy New Year! I’m back this week in my newsletter with both a spirited and spirit-free cocktail suggestion for the new year. Also, High Peak Asian and Nebraska Brewing Company close, plus a peek at the return of an Old Market underground bar. As always, find it at the link in my profile.
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A spirited and a spirit-free cocktail suggestion for the new year
Dry January is officially on but I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at the cocktail we made to ring in 2020 earlier this week. Because we had dinner plans — more on those in a bit! — we wanted something relatively low-alcohol but festive and bright. Enter the new America’s Test Kitchen “How…
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High Peak Asian closed, Detroit-style pizza headed to Aksarben, new West Omaha Thai
→ A new Thai spot is open near 156th and West Maple. Khao Niao Thai-Lao restaurant has a copy of its menu online. → Masarap Philippine Cuisine is closing its brick-and-mortar location at the end of January and plans to look for a new, more central location. It is at 168th and Harrision Streets. In…
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Instagram: Dec. 24
I cooked @alisoneroman’s tangy brisket with this massive 9 1/2 lb. piece of meat this week for family Christmas and it is a fantastic recipe. This was the dish before six hours of braising and an hour and a half roast. No newsletter this week, I’m taking a holiday break. See you in 2020!